Protecting the wildlife of the Falkland Islands.

Vascular plant checklists

1. Checklist of Falkland native vascular plants

Latin name	Common name	Frequency across the Falkland Islands	Global Red-Listing	National Red-Listing	Conservation notes¹
Abrotanella emarginata	Notched Moss-bog	Occasional		LC
Acaena antarctica	Antarctic Prickly-burr	Very rare		VU
Acaena lucida	Native Yarrow	Frequent		LC
Acaena magellanica	Prickly-burr	Frequent		LC
Acaena ovalifolia	Oval-leaved Prickly-burr	Scarce		LC
Acaena pumila	Dwarf Prickly-burr	Rare		LC
Adiantum chilense	Maidenhair-fern	Very rare		EN	Protected
Agoseris coronopifolium	Fuegian Hawks-beard	Occasional		LC
Agrostis magellanica	Fuegian Bent	Occasional		LC
Agrostis meyenii	Meyen's Bent	Scarce		LC
Alopecurus magellanicus	Fuegian Foxtail	Rare		VU
Anagallis alternifolia var. densifolia	Pimpernel	Frequent		LC
Apium australe	Wild Celery	Frequent		LC
Arachnitis uniflora	Spider-flower	Very rare		EN
Armeria maritima	Thrift	Occasional		LC
Asplenium dareoides	Spleenwort	Rare		EN
Astelia pumila	Soft-camp-bog	Occasional		LC
Azorella filamentosa	Wiry Azorella	Frequent		LC
Azorella lycopodioides	Clubmoss Azorella	Frequent		LC
Azorella monantha	Tufted Azorella	Scarce		LC
Azorella selago	Cushion Azorella	Rare		LC
Baccharis magellanica	Christmas-bush	Common		LC
Blechnum cordatum	Chilean Tall-fern	Rare		VU
Blechnum magellanicum	Tall-fern	Frequent		LC
Blechnum penna-marina	Small-fern	Common		LC
Bolax gummifera	Balsam-bog	Frequent		LC
Botrychium dusenii	Dusen's Moonwort	Very rare		EN	Protected
Calandrinia nitida	Unidentified species	Rare		DD
Calceolaria biflora	Yellow Lady's Slipper	Very rare		CR
Calceolaria fothergillii	Lady's Slipper	Occasional, ENDEMIC	LC	LC
Callitriche antarctica	Water-starwort	Frequent		LC
Cardamine glacialis	Bitter-cress	Occasional		LC
Carex acaulis	Small Dusky Sedge	Rare		VU
Carex aematorrhyncha var. corralensis	Blood-beak Sedge	Rare		LC
Carex banksii	Bank's Sedge	Very rare		CR
Carex caduca	Caducous Sedge	Scarce		LC
Carex canescens	White Sedge	Scarce		LC
Carex decidua	Creek Sedge	Rare		LC
Carex fuscula	Dusky Sedge	Occasional		LC
Carex macloviana	Falkland Sedge	Rare		VU
Carex magellanica	Fuegian Sedge	Rare		EN
Carex microglochin subsp. fuegina	Bristle Sedge	Scarce		LC
Carex sagei	Sage's Sedge	Very rare		EN
Carex trifida	Sword-grass	Scarce		LC
Carex vallis-pulchrae	Marsh Sedge	Very rare		DD
Cerastium arvense	Field Mouse-ear	Frequent		LC
Chenopodium macrospermum	Goosefoot	Occasional		LC
Chevreulia lycopodioides	Clubmoss Cudweed	Frequent, ENDEMIC	LC	LC
Chiliotrichum diffusum	Fachine	Frequent		LC
Chloraea fonkii	Gaudichaud's Orchid	Scarce		LC	Protected
Codonorchis lessonii	Dog Orchid	Occasional		LC
Colobanthus quitensis	Andean Pearlwort	Frequent		LC
Colobanthus subulatus	Emerald-bog	Frequent		LC
Cortaderia pilosa	Whitegrass	Frequent		LC
Crassula moschata	Native Stonecrop	Frequent		LC
Cystopteris fragilis	Brittle Bladder-fern	Rare		VU
Deschampsia antarctica	Antarctic Hair-grass	Occasional		LC
Deschampsia flexuosa	Wavy Hair-grass	Frequent		LC
Deschampsia parvula	Dwarf Hair-grass	Rare		LC
Draba funiculosa	Whitlowgrass	Scarce		LC
Draba magellanica	Fuegian Whitlowgrass	Very rare		CR
Drapetes muscosus	Drapetes	Occasional		LC
Drosera uniflora	Sundew	Occasional		LC
Elatine triandra	Waterwort	Very Rare		EN
Eleocharis melanostachys	Spike-rush	Occasional		LC
Elymus magellanicus	Fuegian Couch	Occasional		LC
Empetrum rubrum	Diddle-dee	Common		LC
Erigeron incertus	Hairy Daisy	Scarce, ENDEMIC	EN	EN	Protected
Euphrasia antarctica	Eyebright	Scarce		LC
Festuca contracta	Land-tussac	Occasional		LC
Festuca magellanica	Fuegian Fescue	Frequent		LC
Gaimardia australis	Gaimardia	Scarce		LC
Galium antarcticum	Antarctic Bedstraw	Frequent		LC
Gamochaeta americana	American Cudweed	Occasional		LC
Gamochaeta antarctica	Antarctic Cudweed	Rare, ENDEMIC	EN	EN
Gamochaeta malvinensis	Falkland Cudweed	Frequent		LC
Gamochaeta spiciformis	Spiked Cudweed	Frequent		LC
Gaultheria antarctica	Antarctic Mountainberry	Occasional		LC
Gaultheria antarctica x pumila	Mountainberry hybrid	Very rare		LC
Gaultheria pumila	Mountainberry	Common		LC
Gavilea australis	Pale Yellow Orchid	Rare		VU	Protected
Gavilea littoralis	Yellow Orchid	Scarce		LC
Gentianella magellanica	Felwort	Occasional		LC
Grammitis poeppigiana	Strap-fern	Very rare		VU
Gunnera magellanica	Pigvine	Common		LC
Hamadryas argentea	Silvery Buttercup	Scarce, ENDEMIC	NT	NT
Hieracium antarcticum	Antarctic Hawkweed	Scarce		LC
Hieracium patagonicum	Patagonian Hawkweed	Rare		EN
Hierochloe redolens	Cinnamon-grass	Frequent		LC
Huperzia fuegiana	Fir Clubmoss	Rare		VU	Protected
Hydrocotyle chamaemorus	Marsh Pennywort	Occasional		LC
Hymenophyllum caespitosum	Red-haired Filmy-fern	Scarce		LC
Hymenophyllum darwinii	Darwin's Filmy-fern	Very rare		CR
Hymenophyllum falklandicum	Falkland Filmy-fern	Scarce		LC
Hymenophyllum tortuosum	Twisted Filmy-fern	Rare		LC
Hypochaeris arenaria	Sand Cat's-ear	Occasional		LC
Hypolepis poeppigii	Bramble-fern	Very rare		CR
Isolepis cernua	Nodding Club-rush	Frequent		LC
Juncus scheuchzerioides	Native Rush	Frequent		LC
Koeleria permollis	Berg's Hair-grass	Very rare (1937-1938)		CR
Lagenophora nudicaulis	Dwarf Daisy	Occasional		LC
Lepidium didymum	Lesser Swine-cress	Occasional		LC
Leptinella scariosa	Buttonweed	Frequent		LC
Leucheria suaveolens	Vanilla Daisy	Frequent, ENDEMIC	LC	LC
Lilaeopsis macloviana	Lilaeopsis	Frequent		LC
Limosella australis	Southern Mudwort	Scarce		LC
Littorella australis	Shoreweed	Scarce		LC
Lobelia pratiana	Berry-lobelia	Frequent		LC
Luzula alopecurus	Native Wood-rush	Frequent		LC
Luzuriaga marginata	Almond-flower	Frequent		LC
Lycopodium confertum	Creeping Clubmoss	Scarce		LC
Lycopodium magellanicum	Common Clubmoss	Frequent		LC
Marsippospermum grandiflorum	Tall Rush	Frequent		LC
Montia fontana	Blinks	Occasional		LC
Myriophyllum quitense	Water-milfoil	Frequent		LC
Myrteola nummularia	Teaberry	Frequent		LC
Nanodea muscosa	Foxberry	Occasional		LC
Nassauvia gaudichaudii	Coastal Nassauvia	Frequent, ENDEMIC	LC	LC
Nassauvia serpens	Snakeplant	Scarce, ENDEMIC	LC	LC
Nastanthus falklandicus	False-plantain	Rare, ENDEMIC	EN	EN	Protected
Nertera granadensis	Beadplant	Frequent		LC
Olsynium filifolium	Pale Maiden	Frequent		LC
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides	Adder's-tongue	Rare		VU	Protected
Oreobolus obtusangulus	Oreob/ Prickly-bog	Frequent		LC
Oreomyrrhis hookeri	Hooker's Sweet Cicely	Frequent		LC
Oxalis enneaphylla	Scurvygrass	Frequent		LC
Perezia recurvata	Falkland Lavender	Frequent		LC
Phlebolobium maclovianum	Falkland Rock-cress	Scarce, ENDEMIC	EN	EN	Protected
Plantago barbata	Thrift Plantain	Frequent		LC
Plantago maritima	Sea Plantain	Very rare		CR
Plantago moorei	Moore's Plantain	Very rare, ENDEMIC	EN	EN	Protected
Poa alopecurus	Bluegrass	Frequent		LC
Poa flabellata	Tussac/ Tussac-grass	Frequent		LC
Poa robusta	Shore Meadow-grass	Frequent		LC
Polygonum maritimum	Sea Knotgrass	Occasional		LC
Polystichum mohrioides	Shield-fern	Scarce		LC
Potamogeton linguatus	Native Pondweed	Rare		NT	Protected
Primula magellanica	Dusty Miller	Occasional		LC
Psychrophila appendiculata	Dwarf Marigold	Occasional		LC
Psychrophila sagittata	Arrow-leaved Marigold	Occasional		LC
Puccinellia pusilla	Dwarf Saltmarsh-grass	Very rare		EN
Ranunculus acaulis	Skottsberg's Buttercup	Occasional		LC
Ranunculus biternatus	Antarctic Buttercup	Frequent		LC
Ranunculus hydrophilus	Marsh Buttercup	Occasional		LC
Ranunculus maclovianus	Falkland Buttercup	Occasional		LC
Ranunculus pseudotrullifolius	False Ladle-leaved Buttercup	Scarce		LC
Ranunculus sericocephalus	Silky Buttercup	Occasional		LC
Ranunculus trullifolius	Ladle-leaved Buttercup	Occasional		LC
Rostkovia magellanica	Short Rush/ Brown Rush	Frequent		LC
Rubus geoides	Falkland Strawberry	Frequent		LC
Rumex magellanicus	Southern Dock	Rare		LC
Rumohra adiantiformis	Leathery Shield-fern	Very rare		EN	Protected
Ruppia filifolia	Tasselweed	Rare		VU
Samolus repens	Shore Pimpernel	Very rare		CR
Saxifraga magellanica	Saxifrage	Very rare		CR	Protected
Schizaea fistulosa	Comb Fern	Very rare		CR
Schizeilema ranunculus	Buttercup-parsley	Frequent		LC
Schoenoplectus californicus	California Club-rush	Rare		NT
Scutellaria nummulariifolia	Skullcap	Very rare		CR
Senecio candidans	Sea Cabbage	Frequent		LC
Senecio littoralis	Woolly Falkland Daisy	Occasional, ENDEMIC	LC	LC
Senecio vaginatus	Smooth Falkland Daisy	Occasional, ENDEMIC	LC	LC
Sisyrinchium chilense	Yellow Maiden	Scarce		LC
Spergularia marina	Lesser Sea-spurrey	Occasional		LC
Stellaria debilis	Native Stitchwort	Scarce		LC
Sticherus cryptocarpa	Coral-fern	Scarce		LC
Suaeda argentinensis	Shrubby Seablite	Very rare		EN	Protected
Symphyotrichum vahlii	Marsh Daisy	Frequent		LC
Taraxacum gilliesii	Gillie's Dandelion	Scarce		LC
Tetroncium magellanicum	Arrowgrass	Scarce		LC
Trisetum phleoides	Spiked Oat-grass	Frequent		LC
Uncinia kingii	King's Hook-sedge	Very rare		DD
Uncinia macloviana	Hook-sedge	Occasional		LC
Valeriana sedifolia	Valerian-bog	Scarce		LC
Veronica elliptica	Native Boxwood	Occasional		LC
Viola maculata	Common Violet	Occasional		LC
Viola magellanica	Fuegian Violet	Very rare		CR	Protected
Viola tridentata	Mountain Violet	Scarce		LC

¹Protected = protected by Conservation of Wildlife and Nature Ordinance 1999

Critically Endangered/ Endangered/ Vulnerable = the international IUCN threat category which applies to this species

National IUCN ratings have not been included here as they are currently under review

2. Checklist of Falkland introduced vascular plants

Latin name	Common name	Naturalisation notes	Frequency across the Falkland Islands	Invasiveness
Achillea millefolium subsp. millefolium	Yarrow	Cultivated ornamental	Scarce	Naturalised
Agrostis capillaris	Common Bent	Cultivated pasture & lawn	Scarce	Naturalised - spreading
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping Bent	Cultivated pasture & lawn	Occasional	Naturalised
Aira caryophyllea	Silver Hair-grass	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised
Aira praecox	Early Hair-grass	Not cultivated	Frequent	Naturalised
Allium schoenoprasum	Chives	Cultivated herb	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Allium triquetrum	Three-cornered Garlic	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Alopecurus geniculatus	Marsh Foxtail	Cultivated for pasture	Rare	Naturalised
Ammophila arenaria	Marram	Erosion control	Occasional	Naturalised - spreading
Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana	Sicilian Chamomile	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal-grass	Cultivated for pasture	Occasional	Naturalised
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Aphanes arvensis	Parsley-piert	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Armoracia rusticana	Horseradish	Cultivated herb	Very rare	Naturalised
Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	Not cultivated	Very rare	Unknown
Asplenium scolopendrium	Hart's-tongue Fern	Unknown	Very rare	Unknown
Atriplex patula	Common Orache	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Atriplex prostrata	Spear-leaved Orache	Not cultivated	Very rare	Casual
Avena sativa	Oat	Cultivated for fodder	Rare	Naturalised
Bellis perennis	Daisy	Cultivated ornamental	Frequent	Naturalised
Berberis microphylla	Calafate	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised
Brassica oleracea	Cabbage	Cultivated vegetable	Very rare	Naturalised
Brassica rapa subsp. rapa	Turnip	Cultivated vegetable & fodder	Very rare	Naturalised
Bromus catharticus	Rescue Brome	Not cultivated	Very rare	Unknown
Bromus condensatus	Upright Brome	Not cultivated	Very rare	Unknown
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus	Soft Brome	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Bromus sterilis	Barren Brome	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Calluna vulgaris	Heather	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's-purse	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Cardamine hirsuta	Hairy Bitter-cress	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Carex flacca	Glaucous Sedge	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Castanea sativa	Sweet Chestnut	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare	Common Mouse-ear	Not cultivated	Frequent	Naturalised
Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-ear	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Cirsium arvense var. arvense	Creeping Thistle	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Cirsium vulgare	Spear Thistle	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Claytonia perfoliata	Spring beauty	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Cochlearia officinalis subsp. officinalis	English Scurvygrass	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Conium maculatum	Hemlock	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Crepis capillaris	Smooth Hawks-beard	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Cupressus macrocarpa	Monterey Cypress	Ornamental & windbreak	Scarce	Casual & Persisting (Taxa)
Cynosurus cristatus	Crested Dog's-tail	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Cytisus scoparius	Broom	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Casual
Dactylis glomerata	Cock's-foot	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Dryopteris dilatata	Broad Buckler-fern	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Casual
Elymus repens	Common Couch	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Epilobium obscurum	Short-fruited Willowherb	Not cultivated		Unknown
Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Erodium cicutarium	Common Storks-bill	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised
Erophila verna	Introduced Whitlowgrass	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Eucalyptus gunnii	Cider Gum	Ornamental & windbreak		Persisting (Taxa)
Euphorbia peplus	Petty Spurge	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Euphrasia confusa	European Eyebright	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Festuca filiformis	Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue	Unknown	Very rare	Unknown
Festuca pratensis	Meadow Fescue	Not cultivated	Very rare	Unknown
Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	Cultivated pasture & lawn		Naturalised
Fuchsia magellanica	Fuchsia	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised
Fumaria muralis	Common Ramping-Fumitory	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Galium aparine subsp. aparine	Cleavers	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised
Geranium molle	Dove's-foot Cranes-bill	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Geranium pusillum	Small-flowered Crane's-bill	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Geranium robertianum	Herb Robert	Not cultivated	Very rare	Unknown
Gnaphalium luteoalbum	Jersey Cudweed	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Hedera helix	Ivy	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium	Hogweed	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Hesperis matronalis	Dame's-violet	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Holcus lanatus	Yorkshire Fog	Cultivated for pasture	Frequent	Naturalised
Hordeum jubatum	Foxtail Barley	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Hyacinthoides x massartiana	Hybrid Bluebell	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Hypochaeris radicata subsp. radicata	Common Cat's-ear	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Juncus articulatus	Jointed Rush	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Juncus bufonius	Toad Rush	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Juncus effusus	Soft Rush	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Lamium amplexicaule	Henbit Dead-nettle	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Lamium hybridum	Cut-leaved Dead-nettle	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Lamium purpureum var. purpureum	Red Dead-nettle	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Leontodon hispidus	Rough Hawkbit	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye Daisy	Cultivated ornamental	Scarce	Naturalised
Leucanthemum x superbum	Shasta Daisy	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Levisticum officinale	Lovage	Cultivated herb	Very rare	Casual
Leymus arenarius	Lyme-grass	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised
Lolium perenne	Perennial Rye-grass	Cultivated pasture & lawn	Rare	Naturalised
Lonicera periclymenum	Honeysuckle	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Lotus corniculatus	Bird's-foot-trefoil	Cultivated for pasture	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Lotus pedunculatus	Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil	Cultivated for pasture	Very rare	Naturalised
Lupinus arboreus	Tree Lupin	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Luzula campestris	Field Wood-rush	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta	Dense-headed Heath Wood-rush	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora	Heath Wood-rush	Not cultivated	Unknown	Naturalised
Malus domestica	Apple	Cultivated fruit	Rare	Casual
Matricaria discoidea	Pineappleweed	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Maytenus magellanica	Pickwood	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Medicago sativa	Lucerne	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Mentha spicata	Spearmint	Cultivated herb	Very rare	Naturalised
Mentha x piperita	Peppermint	Cultivated herb	Rare	Naturalised
Mentha x villosa	Apple-mint	Cultivated herb	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Myosotis arvensis subsp. arvensis	Field Forget-me-not	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Myosotis discolor	Changing Forget-me-not	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised
Myosotis ramosissima	Early Forget-me-not	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Narcissus sp.	Daffodil	Cultivated ornamental		Naturalised
Nasturtium officinale	Water-cress	Cultivated herb	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Nothofagus betuloides	Southern Beech	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Papaver dubium subsp. dubium	Long-headed Poppy	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqii	Yellow-juiced Poppy	Not cultivated		Naturalised
Parentucellia viscosa	Yellow Bartsia	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Phalaris arundinacea var. arundinacea	Reed Canary-grass	Cultivated for pasture	Very rare	Naturalised
Phalaris arundinacea var. picta	Gardeners-garters	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Casual
Phleum pratense	Timothy	Cultivated for pasture	Rare	Naturalised
Phormium tenax	New Zealand Flax	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised
Picea sitchensis	Sitka Spruce	Ornamental & windbreak	Rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. aurantiaca	Orange Hawkweed, Fox-and-cubs	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised
Pilosella officinarum	Mouse-ear-hawkweed	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Pinus contorta	Lodgepole Pine	Ornamental & windbreak	Rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Pinus echinata	Shortleaf Pine	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Pinus muricata	Bishop Pine	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Pinus radiata	Monterey Pine	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Pinus sylvestris	Scots Pine	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Plantago coronopus	Buck's-horn Plantain	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	Cultivated for pasture	Rare	Naturalised
Plantago major	Greater Plantain	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass	Not cultivated	Frequent	Naturalised
Poa pratensis	Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass	Cultivated pasture & lawn	Frequent	Naturalised
Polygonum aviculare	Knotgrass	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Populus x canescens	Grey Poplar	Ornamental & windbreak	Rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Potentilla anserina	Silverweed	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Prunus domestica	Plum	Cultivated fruit	Very rare	Casual
Quercus robur	Pedunculate Oak	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Ranunculus sceleratus	Celery-leaved Buttercup	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Rheum x hybridum	Rhubarb	Cultivated vegetable	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Ribes magellanicum subsp. magellanicum	Magellanic Currant	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised
Ribes nigrum	Black Currant	Cultivated fruit	Rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Ribes rubrum	Red Currant	Cultivated fruit	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Ribes uva-crispa	Gooseberry	Cultivated fruit	Rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Rosa canina	Dog-rose	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Casual
Rosa rubiginosa	Sweet-briar	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised
Rosa rugosa	Japanese Rose	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised
Rubus idaeus	Raspberry	Cultivated fruit	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Rumex acetosa	Sorrel	Cultivated herb	Very rare	Naturalised
Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella	Sheep's Sorrel	Not cultivated	Frequent	Naturalised
Rumex acetosella subsp. pyrenaiceus	Round-seeded Sheep's Sorrel	Not cultivated	Frequent	Naturalised
Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised
Rumex longifolius	Northern Dock	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised
Sagina filicaulis	Annual Pearlwort	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Sagina procumbens	Procumbent Pearlwort	Not cultivated	Frequent	Naturalised
Salix cinerea	Grey Willow	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Casual
Salix gmelinii	Gmelin's Willow	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Salix viminalis	Osier	Ornamental & windbreak	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Salix x rubra	Green-leaved Willow	Ornamental & windbreak		Persisting (Taxa)
Sambucus nigra cv. 'Marginata'	Variegated Elder	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Sambucus nigra f. laciniata	Cut-leaved Elder	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Sambucus nigra f. nigra	Elder	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Casual & Persisting (Taxa)
Sedum acre	Biting Stonecrop	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised
Sedum forsterianum	Rock stonecrop	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Senecio squalidus	Oxford Ragwort	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Senecio sylvaticus	Heath groundsel	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris	Groundsel	Not cultivated	Frequent	Naturalised
Sidalcea malviflora	Greek Mallow	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Casual
Silene uniflora	Bladder Campion	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised
Solanum tuberosum	Potato	Cultivated vegetable	Very rare	Casual
Sonchus asper subsp. asper var. asper	Prickly Sow-thistle	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Sonchus oleraceus var. oleraceus	Smooth Sow-thistle	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Sorbus aria	Whitebeam	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Persisting (Taxa)
Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Casual & Persisting (Taxa)
Spergula arvensis	Corn Spurrey	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Stellaria alsine	Bog Stitchwort	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Stellaria media	Chickweed	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Tanacetum parthenium cv. 'Aureum'	Golden Feverfew	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised
Tanacetum vulgare	Tansy	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Casual & Persisting (Taxa)
Taraxacum officinale	Dandelion	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Trifolium arvense	Hare's-foot Clover	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Trifolium aureum	Golden Clover	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Trifolium fragiferum	Strawberry Clover	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Trifolium hybridum	Alsike Clover	Cultivated for pasture	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	Cultivated for pasture	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Trifolium repens	White Clover	Cultivated for pasture	Occasional	Naturalised
Trifolium striatum	Knotted Clover	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. inodorum	Scentless Mayweed	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised
Triticum aestivum	Wheat	Not cultivated	Very rare	Casual
Tussilago farfara	Colt's foot	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Ulex europaeus	Gorse	Ornamental & windbreak	Occasional	Naturalised
Urtica urens	Annual Stinging-nettle	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised
Valerianella locusta	Lamb's Lettuce	Cultivated vegetable	Very rare	Unknown
Veronica agrestis	Green Field Speedwell	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell	Not cultivated	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Veronica officinalis	Heath Speedwell	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaved Speedwell	Not cultivated	Occasional	Naturalised
Veronica x franciscana	Hybrid Boxwood	Cultivated ornamental	Rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Vicia cracca	Tufted Vetch	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Vicia sativa	Common Vetch	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised
Vicia sepium	Bush Vetch	Not cultivated	Very rare	Unknown
Viola arvensis	Field Pansy	Not cultivated	Scarce	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Viola tricolor	Heartsease/ Wild Pansy	Not cultivated	Very rare	Naturalised - anthropogenic
Viola x wittrockiana	Pansy	Cultivated ornamental	Very rare	Naturalised
Vulpia bromoides	Squirreltail Fescue	Cultivated for pasture	Occasional	Naturalised

Species of uncertain status:

Latin name	Common name	Naturalisation notes
Brassica napus subsp. rapifera	Swede	Cultivated vegetable
Centaurium pulchellum	Lesser Centaury	Not cultivated
Cichorium intybus	Chicory	Cultivated vegetable
Dryopteris filix-mas	Male-fern	Cultivated ornamental
Elymus farctus	Sand Couch	Not cultivated
Epilobium ciliatum	American Willowherb	Not cultivated
Festuca ovina	Sheep's Fescue	Unknown
Fuchsia 'Corallina'	Large-flowered Fuchsia	Cultivated ornamental
Glycyrrhiza astragalina		Not cultivated
Hordeum comosum	Hairy Barley	Not cultivated
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum	Wall Barley	Not cultivated
Hyacinthoides non-scripta	English Bluebell	Cultivated ornamental
Lolium multiflorum	Italian Rye-grass	Unknown
Narcissus pseudonarcissus	Daffodil	Unknown
Pinus nigra subsp. nigra	Austrian Pine	Windbreak/Forestry
Plantago media	Hoary Plantain	Not cultivated
Poa trivialis	Rough-stalked Meadow-grass	Cultivated for pasture?
Rumex hydrolapathum	Water Dock	Not cultivated
Saxifraga x urbium	London Pride	Cultivated ornamental
Senecio jacobaea subsp. jacobaea var. jacobaea	European Ragwort	Not cultivated
Silene latifolia	White Campion	Cultivated ornamental
Stellaria graminea	Lesser Stitchwort	Not cultivated
Stipa neaei	Feathergrass	Not cultivated
Trisetum spicatum	Spike Trisetum	Not cultivated
Ulex gallii	Western Gorse	Cultivated ornamental

Excluded species:

Latin name	Common name	Naturalisation notes
Achillea tomentosa	Woolly Yarrow	Cultivated ornamental
Berberis darwinii	Darwin's Barberry	Cultivated ornamental, only found in cultivation
Cardamine flexuosa var. flexuosa	Wavy Bitter-cress	Not cultivated
Fumaria officinalis	Common Fumitory	Not cultivated
Medicago arabica	Heart clover	Not cultivated
Medicago lupulina	Black Medic	Not cultivated
Populus alba	White Poplar	Not cultivated
Senecio viscosus	Sticky groundsel	Not cultivated
Silene vulgaris	Bladder Campion	Not cultivated
Tanacetum parthenium	Feverfew	Cultivated ornamental, only found in cultivation

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